Carroll County Times: Westminster, Maryland

Carroll County Times: Westminster, Maryland: "If police can prove someone has illegal fireworks in his or her possession or had set them off, that person will be arrested, DeWees said."

Celebrate your freedomDO NOT give consent to search (what's left of it) and ignore the nanny state.
You can go up to southern, PA and buy all of the fireworks that you want.
There are at least two stores in Glen Rock.
Bring your Maryland driver's license and stock up. There should be sales going on now. Get ready for next year.
Put the fireworks in the trunk and don't drive too fast down I-83. There usually aren't troopers on 83 anyway.
If pulled over, DO NOT GIVE CONSENT to search.

When lighting off fireworks be sure to make sure that your dogs and cats are safely inside as they may try to run away.
Also, be sure to light off your fireworks after you have had plenty to drink.
If you are drunk you will be more careful.

More Iceland Video - Trespassing at the President's House, November 2007

I am still amazed at the fact that we could drive up to the President's house without attracting any attention. We saw no signs of any security.

When I was in Iceland in 2005, I visited the Parliament. There was only an old security guard there. There were no metal detectors and non-flash photography was allowed so I took this photo:



However, I apparently upset the security guard at the US Embassy when I took pictures of that building (according to my friend who works there):



I was able to photograph the German embassy and British embassy with no restrictions.
I think that we are a bit too paranoid in this country.

My trip to the Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland

I finally uploaded this video from Gullfoss. It is from November 5, 2007. I nearly fell into the waterfall, but the ice encrusted rope saved me. Sadly my camera battery died so I was not able to capture that moment.

My friend did get some good still photos:

My videos from Iceland

Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam - New York Times: "For months there has been a rising chorus of alarm about the surging growth in the amount of data flying across the Internet. The threat, according to some industry groups, analysts and researchers, stems mainly from the increasing visual richness of online communications and entertainment — video clips and movies, social networks and multiplayer games."

Why be part of the solution when you can be part of the problem?
Here are some of my videos from Iceland. Hopefully I will get more up this week.

Man Loses 600 Pounds With Diet, Exercise - Health News Story - KETV Omaha

Man Loses 600 Pounds With Diet, Exercise - Health News Story - KETV Omaha: "Lapitz suggests finding something you can stick with and making it a lifestyle."

This shouldn't be news. But it is.